‘Don’t make us watch Shreyas Iyer’s batting at midnight’ – Fans Unimpressed As Shreyas Iyer Fails Yet Again In Third T20I Vs West Indies
Shreyas Iyer in the third T20I against West Indies (Image Source: Twitter)
After having an excellent three-match ODI series against West Indies earlier this week, Shreyas Iyer was looking to replicate that form in the shortest format of the game. However, in three T20I matches, he still failed to do the same despite batting at the number three position. In the ODI series, he scored 161 runs in three matches, at an average of 53.66.
But, in three T20Is so far, he managed to score only 34 runs in three matches for India. In the third match on 2 August 2022, he got another chance to prove himself. But, he scored only 24 runs at a strike rate of 88.88. He tried to stitch a solid partnership with Suryakumar Yadav. But again after having a start, he failed to convert that into a big score.
Shreyas Iyer scored 24 runs off 27 balls in the third T20I against West Indies
Speaking of the match, India won the toss and opted for fielding first. West Indies batters performed well as they put up a score of 164 runs by losing five wickets. Kyle Mayers scored 73 runs off 50 balls. In reply, Rohit Sharma got retired hurt from a back spasm problem. Hence, Shreyas Iyer came out to bat at the number three position. But, he failed to score big again as he got out for 24 runs. However, Suryakumar Yadav’s 76 runs and Rishabh Pant’s 33* runs ensured India’s victory over West Indies in the match.
Thus, India is now leading this series 2-1 with two more matches to go. But, time is running out for Shreyas Iyer ahead of the T20 World Cup later this year. Despite having so many failures in recent times, the India Team management has shown faith in him. However, he failed to repay with some consistent performances so far. But fans have started to show their support for Deepak Hooda or Sanju Samson instead of Iyer. Even former cricketers like Kris Srikkanth have also shown support for other players instead of him in the playing XI.
Here is how fans have reacted to another batting failure of Shreyas Iyer in the third T20I:
Avesh Khan exposed ✅
Shreyas Iyer exposed ✅
Sky showed his class again (people forget he hit a magnificent 100 two games ago) ✅
Arshdeep showed he has the class to come back even after having a bad over ✅Perfect day for ICT?#IndvsWI #WIvsIND
— Jatin (@CriticizerUncle) August 2, 2022
I really doubt people who are a fan of Shreyas Iyer's batting, there is literally nothing to like there except the swag and confidence which comes after bashing protesters of Sri Lanka!
— ayaan. (@AyanMusk) August 2, 2022
SKY playing at a SR of 200+
Meanwhile shreyas Iyer pic.twitter.com/DRNnjqSk4A
— ℳя. வில்லங்கம் ✇ (@Vineethian) August 2, 2022
Kris Srikkanth on Shreyas Iyer – He is great batsman against ordinary bowling, ordinary batsman against great bowling.
— Krishna Kumar (@KrishnaKRM) July 29, 2022
Nobody is talking abt consistency because it's not Sanju Samson. Pant avg 22.38 after 52 matches. Shreyas Iyer avg 11.2 in his last 6 matches. But everyone expects Sanju to score 100 in 2-3 chances he gets every year. Even if he scored, still wont be considered for next series. pic.twitter.com/5S3zel3Iy7
— Arteta Revolution (@SavariiGiriGiri) August 1, 2022
Hmm Shreyas Iyer. #INDvWI https://t.co/WH12lWJZHl pic.twitter.com/cZHtQ3McwY
— Kunal Yadav (@kunaalyaadav) August 2, 2022
Shreyas Iyer be like pic.twitter.com/buGh18wa9s
— Krishh (@_17_stan) August 2, 2022
Dravid and Rohit need belt treatment for making us watch Shreyas Iyer at midnight
— ameya (@ameyaelnino) August 2, 2022
